UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES AND ASSIGNS OF William P. DEVOU, Jr., Charles P. Devou and Helen M. Devou; and the Unknown Spouses of the Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, and Assigns of William P. Devou, Jr., Charles P. Devou and Helen M. Devou; and the Unknown Devou Minor Heirs, Appellants,
v.
CITY OF COVINGTON, a Municipal Corporation of 2nd Class, etc.; First National Bank & Trust Company of Covington, Kentucky, etc.; Fifth Third Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, Co-Trustee, etc.; Richard Dickman, Individually; Richard Dickman (as Representative of the Public at Large); Joyce Hatfield; Lisa Ringo Harmon; Shirley Scholer; Daniel R. Dilts; Louis Toerner; Grace Roebel (Representative of Kenton Hills Civic Association); Sara E. Devou Ryan; Patricia Lee Lynch; Donna McDowell; Kerry Lafountain; William C. Lynch; Georgia Mae (Devou) Welch; Elizabeth Dickerson; Ron ("Ronald") Devou; Thomas Lynch; Patrick Lynch; Helen Ida Nodder (Richards) Devou; Lester Morton Nodder Devou; William Devou; Dan Charles Devou; James Michael Devou, Appellees.
Sara E. Devou RYAN; Patricia Lee Lynch; Donna McDowell; Kerry Lafountain; William C. Lynch; Georgia Mae Devou Welch; Elizabeth Dickerson; Ronald Devou; Thomas Lynch; Patrick Lynch; Helen Ida Nodder Devou Richards; Lester Morton Nodder Devou, Appellants,
v.
CITY OF COVINGTON, a Municipal Corporation of 2nd Class, etc.; First National Bank & Trust Company of Covington, Kentucky, etc.; Fifth Third Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, Co-Trustee, etc.; Richard Dickman, Individually; Richard Dickman (as Representative of the Public at Large); Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees and Assigns of William P. Devou, Jr., Charles P. Devou and Helen M. Devou; and the Unknown Spouses of the Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, and Assigns of William P. Devou, Jr., Charles P. Devou and Helen M. Devou; and the Unknown Devou Minor Heirs; Joyce Hatfield; Lisa Ringo Harmon; Shirley Scholer; Daniel R. Dilts; Louis Toerner; Grace Roebel, Individually; Grace Roebel (Representative of Kenton Hills Civic Association); William P. Devou; Dan Charles Devou; and James Michael Devou, Appellees.
William P. DEVOU; Dan Charles Devou; and James Michael Devou, Appellants,
v.
CITY OF COVINGTON, a Municipal Corporation of 2nd Class, etc.; First National Bank & Trust Company of Covington, Kentucky, etc.; Fifth Third Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, Co-Trustee, etc.; Richard Dickman, Individually; Richard Dickman (as Representative of the Public at Large); Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees and Assigns of William P. Devou, Jr., Charles P. Devou and Helen M. Devou; and the Unknown Spouses of the Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, and Assigns of William P. Devou, Jr., Charles P. Devou and Helen M. Devou; and the Unknown Devou Minor Heirs; Joyce Hatfield; Lisa Ringo Harmon; Shirley Scholer; Daniel R. Dilts; Louis Toerner; Grace Roebel, Individually; Grace Roebel (Representative of Kenton Hills Civic Association); Kenton Hills Civic Association, an Unincorporated Association; Lester Morton Nodder Devou; Ronald Devou; Elizabeth Dickerson; Kerry Lafountain; Patricia Lee Lynch; Patrick Lynch; Thomas Lynch; William C. Lynch; Donna McDowell; Helen Ida Nodder Devou Richards; Sara Devou Ryan; Georgia Mae Devou Welch, Appellees.
Joyce HATFIELD; Lisa Ringo Harmon; Shirley Scholer; Daniel R. Dilts; Louis Toerner; Grace Roebel; Kenton Hills Civic Association, Appellants,
v.
CITY OF COVINGTON, a Municipal Corporation of 2nd Class, etc.; First National Bank & Trust Company of Covington, Kentucky, etc.; Fifth Third Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, Co-Trustee, etc.; Richard Dickman, Individually; Richard Dickman (as Representative of the Public at Large); Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees and Assigns of William P. Devou, Jr., Charles P. Devou and Helen M. Devou; and the Unknown Spouses of the Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, and Assigns of William P. Devou, Jr., Charles P. Devou and Helen M. Devou; and the Unknown Devou Minor Heirs; Sara E. Devou Ryan; Patricia Lee Lynch; Donna McDowell; Kerry Lafountain; William C. Lynch; Georgia Mae Devou Welch; Elizabeth Dickerson; Ronald Devou; Thomas Lynch; Patrick Lynch; Lester Morton Nodder Devou; Helen Ida Nodder Devou Richards; William Devou; Dan Charles Devou and James Michael Devou, Appellees.
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April 19, 1991.
Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court October 16, 1991.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Patricia M. Summe, Summe & Summe, Fort Wright, for William P. Devou, Jr., Charles P. Devou, Helen M. Devou (The Unknown Heirs-Devisees, etc.).
Charles H. Deters, Eric C. Deters, Deters, Benzinger & Lavelle, P.S.C., Covington, for Sara E. Devou Ryan, Patricia Lee Lynch, Donna McDowell, Kerry LaFountain, William C. Lynch, Georgia Mae Devou Welch, Elizabeth Dickerson, Ronald Devou, Thomas Lynch, Patrick Lynch, Helen Ida Nodder Devou Richards, and Lester Morton Nodder Devou.
John B. Pinney, J. Jeffrey Landen, Graydon, Head & Ritchey, Cincinnati, Ohio, for William P. Devou, Dan Charles Devou and James Michael Devou.
Stephen J. Elsbernd, Lange, Quill & Powers, P.S.C., Newport, for Joyce Hatfield, Lisa Ringo Harmon, Shirley Scholer, Daniel R. Dilts, Louis Toerner, Grace Roebel, individually and as representatives of the Kenton Hills Civic Ass'n and Kenton Hills Civic Ass'n.
Joseph T. Condit, Rita Ferguson, Condit & Ferguson, Covington, for City of Covington (a Municipal Corp. of Second Class, etc.).
James G. Woltermann, Gerald F. Dusing, Adams, Brooking, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, Covington, for First Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Covington, Kentucky, etc., Fifth Third Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, Co-Trustees of William P. Devou Trust and Richard Dickman, Representative of Public-at-Large.
Before DYCHE, EMBERTON and HAYES, JJ.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky.
DYCHE, Judge.
On November 28, 1910, William P. Devou, Charles P. Devou and his wife, Helen M. Devou, donated a tract of land of approximately 700 acres to the Covington Board of Park Commissioners. This tract of land comprises a major part of what is now known as Devou Park, and was given by the Devou family as a memorial to William P. Devou, Sr., and Sarah Odgen Devou, the parents of William P. Devou, Jr., and Charles P. Devou. The land was given to the Board of...
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